Monday, June 14, 2010

Recent Spam, Reviewed

I receive lots of comments on this blog. Ninety-nine per cent of them are from robots, or people posing as robots. Let’s take a closer took at eight of them.

1. Name: Seth Gerla
   
   Commenting on: Stephen O’Malley & Attila Csihar: 6°FSkyquake
   
   Advertising: Cat food discount codes
   
   Comment: Thank-you to the men and women overseas fighting for our freedom and for helping these lovely kitties
   
   Review: Honest and open-hearted, but lacks clarity. It’s unclear both how our brave servicemen and women are helping these lovely kitties, and which kitties Mr. Gerla is referring to.

2. Name: jordan shoes
   
   Commenting on: May Day, Eyjafjallajökull
   
   Advertising: Footwear
   
   Comment: Thanks for this article. It give me new spirit to continue my blogging journey.
   
   Review: As general as it is benign, Mr. Shoes’s uplifting comment at first filled me with a gentle warmth. But then I got to thinking: could it be my spirit he’s using to continue his blogging journey? That might explain those recent gnawing feelings of emptiness I’ve been having.

3. Name: Lawn Care
   
   Commenting on: Deerhoof
   
   Advertising: Top Soil
   
   Comment: @Marco I know what your mean. In the current economy its tough to find a career that pays good and is stable . I have discovered that if you just work hard and are consistent you can go places . Look at the writer of this article, they are clearly hard working and have just been consistent over time and are now enjoying at least what would appear as somewhat of a success. I would encourage everyone to just keep hustling and moving forward.
   
   Review: Mr. Care offers some sage, everyman advice here. But I am not sure Marco is listening.

4. Name: Rey Fossa
   
   Commenting on: Sir Richard Bishop
   
   Advertising: Cyber Knife
   
   Comment: Definitely agree with that which you stated. Your explanation was certainly the easiest to recognise. I say to you, I usually get irked when folks discuss problems that they plainly don’t know about. You managed to kick the nail directly on the pinnacle and explained out everything without complication. Maybe, people normally takes an indication. Will probably return to get more. Thanks.
   
   Review: Mr. Fossa is really talking from the heart. He knows it’s not easy to kick the nail directly on the pinnacle, which is why he will probably return to get more.

5. Name: Hindi Sms
   
   Commenting on: F#A#Infinity
   
   Advertising: Indian SMS
   
   Comment: Thank you for this amazing list of ringtones. hope you post fresh ringtones everytime their is an new release. I am actually happy as i have the best quality ringtones then my friends. You rock mate.
   
   Review: The Australian touch at the end — mate — is nice. It reminds me, in an odd kind of way, of those slideshow ads you see in the more dubious corners of the interwebs, the ones with comely lasses from your neighbourhood ONLINE AND WAITING FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. There was one thing that confused me, though: if Mr. Sms and his friends already have the best quality ringtones, what use is my amazing list to them?

6. Name: Otilia Mclennon
   
   Commenting on: 40 Years of The War On Drugs
   
   Advertising: Forex Strategy Site
   
   Comment: you two rally make a lovely couple.
   
   Review: Some of these may actually be posted by people — probably the same ones who respond to those ads you sometimes see attached to power poles that say ‘EARN SIX FIGURES FROM HOME.’ Ms. Mclennon, however, is clearly a robot, and a poor one at that. Unless she thinks I’m one of the black dudes in the South Bronx photo, and that the other one is my lover. In which case, Otilia, I apologise.

7. Name: money affiliate
   
   Commenting on: The Food Pyramid
   
   Advertising: Make Money With Affiliate Program
   
   Comment: Ronaldo is the only wits I like the world cup if he does not play the world cup spirit is gone for me .
   
   Review: It saddens me that Mr. Affiliate cannot find any wits to like now Ronaldo is too old to play in the World Cup. One can only hope that over the next several weeks he is able to rediscover the same wits/spirit in something or someone else.

8. Name: Adena Boggioni
   
   Commenting on: Five Small Ways To Ward Off The Apocalypse (Part 1)
   
   Advertising: Kids Socks Wholesale
   
   Comment: Hi,what a good shirt,thanks for sharing.I will get one like that.bill
   
   Review: Technology is developing all the time — apparently fast enough for some robot or stay-at-home mum in Delaware to see what I’m wearing. Thankfully, with the power of the internet, a cheap, faithful replica is likely only a few clicks away.

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